n. [ F. genet, Sp. jinete, orig., a mounted soldier, Ar. zenāta a tribe of Barbary celebrated for its cavalry. ] A small Spanish horse; a genet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prob. fr. a dim. of Jean John, so named as becoming ripe about St. John's day, June 24. F. Jean is fr. L. Johannes. See Zany. ] A variety of early apple. See Juneating.
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Jenny ass (Zool.),
n. [ A corruption of gin an engine; influenced by Jenny, the proper name. See Gin an engine, and cf. Ginny-carriage. ] A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories. Also called